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Claim 01 · Chennai, Tamil Nadu · 10 October 2026

The Modi government imposes Hindi on Tamil Nadu. He has done nothing for Tamil Nadu.

“The Modi government imposes Hindi on Tamil Nadu. He has done nothing for Tamil Nadu.”Rahul Gandhi, Chhatron Ki Goonj rally, Chennai, 10 October 2026
Rated False

The facts

  1. It was the Congress in the 1960s that sought to impose Hindi on Tamil Nadu. Under NEP 2020, by contrast, the Modi government introduced a three-language model in which priority is given to the mother tongue.226
  2. The government is promoting all classical languages, including Tamil, globally: Tamil chairs at the University of Houston and in Poland, and the Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
  3. NEP promotes education, including higher education, in regional languages.
  4. The BBPS scheme publishes digital textbooks in 22 Indian languages.
  5. In 2022, PM Modi inaugurated a campus for the Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai, replacing its old rented office.
  6. Your Hindi imposition charge is hypocritical and stale.

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